I had the same problem with the large eye-cup for the 50E & EOS3. It was particularly bad last summer when I was travelling, and needed the better side-light shielding. If I hadn't attached it to the strap lug with a short thread I guess I could have lost it 20 times over in half the number of days. With the large eyecup, you can't glue them in place as you need to move them so as to unload/load film. I've reverted to the standard eye-cup which was supplied with my EOS3. No problems so far.
M Stewart Milton Keynes, UK ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 5:34 PM Subject: Re: EOS Flying Eyecup > Hi, > > Alex wrote: > > > Ok, is it just me, or does the eyecup on the Elan 7 have a serious tendency > > to come off at all times? I've nearly lost the damn thing on numerous > > occasions and I've seriously considered either gluing it on with super glue > > or throwing it away for good. Does anyone have any bright ideas on how to > > keep the damn thing on? Or should I just forget about it and throw it in > > the trash? > > This is a 'known' issue that other cameras share (my 50e, for example). If you > look closely, the cap lost the two mini-micro-ultrasmall hooks that keep it on > place. I fixed the 50E with a small rolled piece of paper pushed in the eye > piece groove on the camera, then I pushed the cup on it. > I've heard from others that use a match for the same operation. > > I wouldn't use crazy glue as you might need to remove it in the future (to use > the eye-piece cover on the strap, angle finder B/C, etc...) > > Eliminating it isn't an option neither as the light coming through the side > will badly affect the eye-control feature. > > Greetings, > > Gerard. * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
